SCF to Offer Small Business Marketing Workshop

(Bradenton, Fla.,March 8, 2013) – State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Small Business Development Center
(SBDC), in partnership with the City of Sarasota and Comerica Bank, will host a free
Small Business Marketing Workshop, “Using Social Networking to Help Grow Your Business”
from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex,
1845 34th St., Sarasota. A light lunch will be available.

Best-selling author and social media expert Tamara Patzer of Total Audience Market
Immersion TAMI LLC will address how businesses can use social networking sites such
as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn to increase their client base and income.

Patzer is author of “Ask Tami: Pinterest for Local Business” and “Ask Tami: A Logbook
of 365+ Social Media Tips, Tricks and Tools” and creator of Total Audience Market
Immersion, a company that helps businesses integrate traditional media with online
media for maximum return on investments.

Patzer has taught mass communications at the University of South Florida and State
College of Florida. She has a master’s degree in mass communications and instructional
technology from the University of South Florida.

For more information about the workshop and to make a reservation, visit scf.edu/SBDC or call Linda Baxter at 941-408-1412.